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The Oven Grumbled
Personification: giving things human actions
Lesson 5 of 12 Year 5
Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildPersonification gives a thing a human action or feeling. The kettle sang!
1 · Tick the personification
a Ab Bc Ad BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
The kettle sang on the stove.
The moon smiled at me.
The wind whispered through the trees.
4 · Help Polpetta
The wind really blows, rain really falls and the sun really is hot, so these are facts. Fixed: The wind whispered through the trees.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
The street lamps are tall.
The street lamps stand guard.
2
The bins are green.
The bins snore by the gate.
3
The shop windows are dark.
The shop windows close their eyes.
The town falls asleep and the moon smiles work (the decoys). Any human action is acceptable in the corrections.
MediumAsk: could it really do that? A car can stop, but it cannot cough. Coughing is human.
1 · Tick the personification
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: coughed, grumbled · The old car coughed and grumbled up the hill.
Tick: sulked, giggled · The sea sulked under a grey sky.
Tick: nodded, danced · The flowers nodded at the bees.
4 · Help Polpetta
None of them are personification: the wind blows, rain falls and the sun is hot in real life. Fixed: The wind whistled a tune. The rain tapped on the window to be let in.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
The taps are silver.
The taps drip their secrets.
2
The chairs are wooden.
The chairs huddle round the table.
3
The cooker is switched off.
The cooker dozes in the corner.
The fridge hums a lullaby and the clock coughs are the two that work (the decoys). Any human action that suits the scene is acceptable.
SpicyChoose the human action for the mood. A friendly street and a threatening street can be the same street.
1 · Tick the personification
a Ab Bc Ad BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
The old school sulked behind its locked gates: it makes the place feel unfriendly.
The fridge hummed to itself. The kettle dreamed of morning.
The rain marched into town and drummed its fingers on every roof.
4 · Help Polpetta
Personification gives a thing an action or feeling only a person could have. The wind sang through the streets. The rain tiptoed across the roof. The sun grinned over the hills.
2 · Find the 4 mistakes
1
The rain was wet.
The rain hammered on the door.
2
Thunder was loud.
Thunder grumbled over the hills.
3
The clouds were grey and low.
The clouds crouched low over the town.
4
The gate rattled in the storm.
The gate shook with fear in the storm.
The wind howled, the oak tree shivered and the house held its breath work. The gate rattled is the near-miss: an action, but one a gate really does.